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EC65-0649
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LLRV flight #1-16-61F with Bell 47 Helicopter providing chase support. The use of chase planes was a critical part of flight research well before the establishment of what was then called the NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit in September 1947 (now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center). They act as a second set of eyes for the research pilot, warning him of any problems. When test flights of the LLRV began in October 1964, chase support for the vehicle was supplied by a Bell 47 helicopter.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEC65-0649. NASA/AFRC, 1965-04-26. Public domain. ID: EC65-0649.
